Whether it's the music, which soars, the sad/funny story, hunky Denzel Washington taking prat falls, the rocking feel-good finale, or all of the above, The Preacher's Wife is my favorite Christmas movie by far

The Elements of Style is the single most important writing guide I own. Lie or lay? Farther or further? Which or that? Affect or effect? Did I use the word correctly? A quick thumb through Strunk and White, and I'm back...

This lilting story of a warrior princess and the ghost army she battles just may capture your mind and heart and never let it go. It did mine. To show just how big a hot, summer--or rainy day--companion Silk Roads and...

Goldie Blox are so hot, in fact, that they were featured in a $4 million 30-second Superbowl ad last winter. Amazon.com image Will the little girl in your life be the first to own this set? Are you like me? Every time...

Grasscycling means recycling your grass clippings right into your lawn. It is an increasingly popular method of lawn care that will keep your lawn looking its best at a fraction of the cost and time you usually spend...

Dwindling oil reserves. Massive droughts. Water wars. Unseasonably dry, warm winters in one part of the country. In others, massive storms piggybacking on each other. The Eastern seaboard flooding. In the midwest,...

Living in a cohousing community is a little like living in a small town, the kind of town where everyone knows everyone else and is ready to drop everything and lend a helping hand whenever it is needed. Whether it is...

Bamboo is the eco-wonder of the world. It pumps oxygen into the air faster than trees, feeds the hungry, clothes the body, soothes the ear, carries water, digs potatoes, shelters the homeless as well as the privileged,...